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Weekly Report - 23 April 2020 (WR-20-16)
PERU: Uncertain prospects for primary elections
While Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra has voiced optimism that the country’s general elections scheduled for April 2021 will not be unduly affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the fate of the party primaries, due to be held later this year, remains unclear. With Vizcarra reiterating his commitment not to run for election in 2021, the selection of candidates is likely to be fiercely contested, and there are concerns in some quarters that quarantine restrictions could be used to undermine the democratic and representative nature of this process.
- Brazil gripped by disunity in time of crisis
- ARGENTINA: Reverting to hardball debt renegotiation tactics
- ECUADOR: Moreno gains respite but not for long
- COLOMBIA: Power struggle could undermine virus response
- PERU: Uncertain prospects for primary elections
- VENEZUELA: Oil crash turns up the heat
- BOLIVIA: Political rivalry shapes pandemic response
- MEXICO: Prisoner amnesty gets go ahead
- MEXICO: Economic response still fuelling controversy
- EL SALVADOR: Bukele issues further challenge to top court
- HONDURAS: Anti-corruption groups warn of another epidemic
- NICARAGUA: Health strategy continues to raise eyebrows
- Guyana’s oil attracts strong interest despite price collapse
- Quotes of the week